hey guys.... i picked up a 2005 ram rear bumper yesterday for 60 bucks!

im in the process of installing it, and im going to be attempting a DIY on here, since i have yet to find one on the interweb.

i dont have the pictures sorted out yet, but i will upload them as soon as i get them situated.

 

What made you go with 3rd gen bumper

 

my bumper was rotted/rotting out, and a local 5-0 was harassing me about it having "sharp edges" saying it wouldnt pass inspection, which is bull.

also because the trailer plug was in the bumper, and A LOT easier to plug a trailer plug in straight, rather than sideways like our trucks are currently configured.

 

Cant wait to see pictures... good luck with the rest of the install

 

well got the bumper installed today. its not totally done. i need to make stronger mounts for it as it wobbles around a bit.

onto some pics.

heres the bumper with my old one behind it.


here is my hitch, with the start of some of the mounting holes, and lines marking where the brakets need to go.



here are the brackets. when the bumper is centered the brackets need to be 9" long. my brackets are 15" long total, so i could have 6" of metal to bolt to my hitch.


lastly, the bumper mounted!



like i said, its not totally finished yet. gotta do something to stiffen it up a bit. other than that. i need to get the plate lights wired up, and its done!

 

Looks good man

 

Nice looking install. Is your whole truck that beat up?

 

its a work truck, what more do you want?? haha

no its actually just the bed thats in poor shape. all the dents that you see are from the previous owner.

rest of truck looks ok, minus the typical door rust.......

 

I only asked because typically the tailgate gets the worst beating of any of the body, so I didn't ant to jump to assumptions My tailgate was the ugliest sheetmetal on my truck until I replaced it. You still planning to address that door rust any time soon?

 

[QUOTE=2x1972;2816001 You still planning to address that door rust any time soon?[/QUOTE]

yeah hopefully soon. gotta bring the truck to a friend to get a quote. after he welds the new sheet metal in, im going to prime, and then bed line the bottom half of my truck.